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Meaning of SYNCHRONISM

Pronunciation:  'singkru`nizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"
 
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 Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony
 
 Antonyms: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing
 
 See Also: temporal relation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Syn"chro*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to be contemporary
with, from ? synchronous. See {Synchronous}.]
1. The concurrence of events in time; simultaneousness.
2. The tabular arrangement of historical events and
   personages, according to their dates.
3. (Paint.) A representation, in the same picture, of two or
   events which occured at different times.
 

 

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